XY113

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XY113

XY113   EP912 エルVSセレナ！開け未来への扉！！ Elle VS Serena! Open the Door to the Future!!

First broadcast Japan March 24, 2016 United States

English themes Opening Ending

Japanese themes Opening XY&Z Ending ドリドリ

Credits Animation Team Kato Screenplay 面出明美 Akemi Omode Storyboard 冨安大貴 Daiki Tomiyasu Assistant director 関野昌弘 Masahiro Sekino Animation directors 毛利和昭 Kazuaki Mōri 篠原隆 Takashi Shinohara Additional credits

Screenshots on Filb.de Preview thread on BMGf Closed Original review thread on BMGf

(Japanese: エルVSセレナ！開け未来への扉！！ Elle VS Serena! Open the Door to the Future!!) is the 113th episode of the XY series, and the 912th episode of the Pokémon anime. It first aired in Japan on March 24, 2016.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Plot

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Major events

• Serena defeats Shauna and Jessie in the semi-finals and moves on to the finals of the Glorio Master Class Showcase.
• Aria is revealed to own a Vivillon.
• Aria defeats Serena in the final round and keeps the title of Kalos Queen.
• Palermo offers to tutor Serena.
• Serena turns down Palermo's offer in order to continue traveling.

For a list of all major events in the anime, please see the history page.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon Quiz

• Ash
• Serena
• Clemont
• Bonnie
• Jessie
• James
• Professor Sycamore
• Cosette
• Sophie
• Alexa
• Grace
• Viola
• Korrina
• Gurkinn
• Shauna
• Tierno
• Trevor
• Aria
• Miette
• Nini
• Palermo
• Keanan
• Clarissa
• Monsieur Pierre
• Performers
• Trainers

Pokémon

Pokémon Quiz: Serena's Braixen (Stage clothing) (Japan)

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Dedenne (Clemont's)
• Goodra (formerly Ash's)
• Bunnelby (Clemont's)
• Chespin (Clemont's)
• Fennekin (Serena's; flashback)
• Braixen (Serena's)
• Pancham (Serena's)
• Sylveon (Serena's)
• Gourgeist (Jessie's)
• Inkay (James's)
• Lucario (Korrina's)
• Ivysaur (Shauna's)
• Flabébé (Shauna's; Orange Flower)
• Fennekin (Aria's; flashback)
• Braixen (Aria's; flashback)
• Delphox (Aria's)
• Aromatisse (Aria's)
• Vivillon (Aria's; Meadow Pattern)
• Klefki (Monsieur Pierre's)
• Slurpuff (Miette's)
• Smoochum (Nini's)
• Farfetch'd (Nini's; flashback)
• Helioptile (Alexa's)
• Fletchling (Clarissa's)
• Bellsprout (Keanan's)
• Lickitung (Performer's)
• Sneasel (Performer's)
• Vanillish (Performer's)
• Smeargle (Performer's)
• Psyduck (Trainer's)
• Audino (Trainer's)
• Swirlix (Trainer's)
• Skitty (Trainer's)
• Hoppip (Trainer's)
• Floette (Blue Flower)
• Florges (Blue Flower; anime)
• Bellsprout
• Gulpin (×2)
• Wooper (×2)
• Quagsire
• Lotad
• Ariados
• Zygarde (Zygarde Core; Squishy)

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, the title card segment focuses on Serena.
• Poké TV: "Performer News" focusing on Serena and her rivals.
• An instrumental version of Team Rocket's Team Song is used during Jessie's performance.
• DreamDream is used as the ending of this episode, with this version being sung by Serena's Japanese voice actress, Mayuki Makiguchi.
  • It is also used in this episode as an insert song during Serena's performance in the final round.
• Serena's performance in the final round is reminiscent of the ending DreamDream.
• This is the last episode to air at 7:00 PM in Japan; starting with the following episode, new episodes will air at 6:55 PM on TV Tokyo.
• Clemont and Bonnie narrate the preview for the next episode.
  • At the end of the preview, Bonnie says "Everyone, S'il-vous-plaît your brother!" instead of Ash saying his "Everyone, get Pokémon!" phrase.

Errors

Serena's orange shoes

• During Serena's performance in the finals, when her Pancham uses Stone Edge on the ring of fire, he does it whilst doing a one-handed handstand though a split second later in the overview shot, his feet are on the ground.
• While in the dressing room after wining the semifinal round, Serena's shoes are colored orange instead of red.
• While in the dressing room following her performance in the finals, Serena at one point is shown with her gloves on despite having them removed for treatment of her wrist injury.

Dub edits

In other languages

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